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Show t S 11 77777 77 XJ r n 77j' 777K7J) 71 ..amu n',tite" JJSli." to be nTta to m Oninlona cxMiMr.Ai liwmln nrivAtA firm. V. n endowment of the Department of the Air Force of the product or service! advert!!. unofficial newspaper published erery other Friday in the interest of perwnnel .t Hill A KB, Utah. PUBLISHED AT KAYSVILLE, UTAH gT pigrnfltairDes May 24, 1S63 Oimciiate at Teirmraoimail Rango Three POWER FOR PEACE j nuir IJjjv- W AEROSPACE AIK FORCE Evemit Ground breaking was simulated for the Hill Air Force Range airmunitions testing facility and the new air freight terminal was dedicated at ceremonies at Hill AFB last week. Officiating at both events Winners L.L. race" slogan horse presented $25 contest were savings bonds Mm emnhasis to the fact that W""0 entered Ogden AMA has circle. "winner's the Bob Walters, Materiel Management; Junior Varney, Ma just Health Fund Kets Page 2) Campaign Over $21 .000 Returns from National Health Hill AFB's 19G3 Agencies Fund April 30, have been tallied and results show that 121,399 has been donated by base personnel. The figure compares to S18. vear for Na tional Health, or a 12 percent increase this year over last. collected last returns Meanwhile, tva fnr Joint Crusade totaled w (R-Uta- h) 6. two-wee- inve, which ended NO Hill's Top Grade To Suggestion Slated for June Management; and ueiores Heyer, Civil Engineering, were iudeed winners of the contest to seek vhich was conducted teriel (Continued on Van Leeuwen Earns Promotion were Alan I. McCone, special assistant for installations to the GS-1- 6; ConSecretary of the Air Force; gressman Laurence Burton George II. Van Leeuwen, deputy chief of Ogden AMA Mate; Maj. Gen. Don Coupland, riel Management Directorate, has been promoted to the grado Ogden Air Materiel Area Com- of GS-1mander, and other federal, civic It is the highest grade ever held by a civilian at Hill AFB. and Air Force officials. The grade is comparable to the rank of brigadier general in the A total of 218 workers at Hill Armed Forces. The simulated ground break AFB have earned safe driver Mr. Van Leeuwen received word of his promotion from ing was held in the west area of awards. Maj. Gen. Don Coupland, Ogden Hill AFB about 10:30 a.m., May AMA commander, at the genGeorge E. England, chief of 17, when Mr. McCone, CongressDrive eral's weekly staff meeting. Ground Safety, said that the cer- man Burton, and General Coup- Mr. Van Leeuwen also re tificates, which were signed by land pushed a plunger which set ceived a letter of congratulation an explosive charge a short 2 Col. E. P, Donohue, Hill AFB off on his promotion from Gen. distance away. Mark E. Bradley, commander of commander, have been sent to The Twentieth Anniversary of the Air Force Logistics ComThe explosion, preceded by an management supervisors for isthe AF Incentive Awards Pro- mand. General Bradley noted a of of mosaic fa the unveiling suance to employees. will provide the theme for that on the basis of Mr. Van G. Pal Col. Lt. Carl gram Fifty-fiv- e drivers have driven cility by a of the commander Suggestion campaign at ug-de- n Leeuwen's past performance and 10 to 19 years without having a mer, deputy AMA, scheduled for the contribution to the mission of 2705th Airmunitions Wing, sigreportable motor vehicle acci- nified beginning of construction k period beginning June (Continued on Page 14) dent, Mr. England said. Sixty-on- e of the range. 2, the "birthdate" of the incenemployees exceeded 5 to 9 tive awards system. Located Near Lakeside years without an accident. IH THIS ISSUE: During the campaign, earJohn Simpson, Civil Engineer Location of the facility will marked "Idea Days," all civilian 2 ing, was cited for 19 years safe be near Lakeside on the west and military personnel at Hill Slogan Contest 4 Editorials driving. Another Civil Engi- side of Great Salt Lake and AFB are urged to don their C. Hill Homer from miles 6 50 air about Documents Historical neering employee,. "thinking caps" and send their with 18 8 Performance driven has AFB. Nelson, years Superior crood ideas to the Incentive 8 Drive... AFA out accident. Membership At the ground breaking cere- Awards Committee. 10 AF Budget Colonel Donohue said that mony, General Coupland noted Although the excellent partici 12 Suggestions safe operation of motor vehicles that location of the range was pation displayed by workers 15 Sick Leave is an individual responsibility remote. Ogden AMA officials, during the past year gives rea 17 16, Sports and offered his congratulations however, decided to incorporate sonable assurance of attainment 18 . On the Hill to the drivers who had per a ground breaking at Hill AFB of the 43 20 Airmen of Month goal, participation formed their duties in such a 23 ,,. Encampments (Continued on Page 21) (Continued on Page 22) manner. Selected in Safety Citations Earned by 218 SloganConfest Hill AFB Drivers winners of the At Three HIGH GRADE George H. Van Leeuwen, center, deputy chief of Materiel Management, receives congratulations on his promotion to grade of GS-1- 6 from Maj. Gen. Don Coup-lan- d, Ogden AMA commander, and Col. Elmer G. Prohaska, director of Materiel Management. flrp atill Hairier by a Salt Lake City bank nnai count will be pub Med soon. . superior " Spy rr - - . SVlJ " - zffiri$l' ArfVN, ' , ip i , S ' Jhl 7n 7 launch Uurenr. vLTrrTirTr? - E- p- 01- - ?n R"Utah; Maj. ai C McCone, special Ia?.L of ""ander- - ' w-Donohue, Hill AFB commander; -- Gen. Don Coupland, Wngra. Ogden AMA com-tar- y assistant for installations to the AiL . .Forcei and Lt. CoL Carl G. Palmer, deputy commander, t0structl Vons left t0 right, get ready to push the plunger to launch of n AF Range airmunitions testing f acility. Secre-2703t- h 1 , BLAST OFF Their handiwork done, dignitaries watch the exspecplosion. The charge was a simuthe to conclusion tacular lated ground breaking for the Hill AF Range. yyamti!.A. M SCENE CHANGES Following the ground breaking, the officials adjourned to the new Air Freight Terminal for a dedication ceremony. One of the highlights of the ceremony saw Mr McCone present a certificate of acknowledgement to Col. C. W. Hahn, left, Ogden AMA director of Supply and Transportation for "outstanding traffic management during 1962," |